Overview

• The on-air fight unfolded on the program Mira lo que habla while panelists argued after Alianza Lima’s Copa Sudamericana exit to Universidad de Chile.
• Evaristo Cruz, known as Chevaristo, stood up and struck Silvio Valencia in the face, knocking him from his chair as colleagues tried to intervene.
• Producers cut the live feed within seconds and removed the episode from the Erick & Gonzalo channel’s YouTube page.
• Clips of the assault had already circulated widely on social media, rapidly going viral.
• Valencia issued a statement on his social accounts apologizing for using the term “puneño” and confirming he would not pursue action, as Chilean outlets such as Red Gol and BioBio Chile covered the incident.